Download 1.-Making-Electricity-V2-

After completing this topic you should be able to :
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State that, in a battery, electricity comes from a chemical reaction.
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State that electricity passing along metal wires is a flow of electrons.
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State electricity can be produced by connecting different metals together, with an
electrolyte, to form a simple cell.
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State the voltage between different pairs of metals varies and this leads to the
electrochemical series.
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Use the Electrochemical Series to make a prediction about: the voltage of a cell.
There are many everyday things use batteries to provide the energy to work.
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a radio
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a mobile phone
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a personal music player
There are many kinds of battery, but they all provide a
portable source of electricity.
The electricity from a battery is made as a result of a chemical
reaction.
The first type of batteries invented was made from sulphuric acid and lead plates.
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During charging electrical energy is being fed
into the battery.
Bubbles of gas are produced on the
electrodes. Hydrogen is produced at the
negative electrode and oxygen at the
positive electrode.
Lead
plates
Sulfuric acid
During charging ELECTRICAL ENERGY is
converted to CHEMICAL ENERGY.
Bulb
The bulb lights up for a short time.
During charging CHEMICAL ENERGY is
converted to ELECTRICAL ENERGY.
Lead
plates
Sulphuric acid
The battery stops working when the
chemicals are used up.
The lead-acid battery is an example of a
RECHARGEABLE battery, as the chemicals
which produce the electricity can be replaced
again by CHARGING the battery.
When a metal conducts electricity, electrons move through the metal.
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In an electrical circuit involving a battery, electrons
are made by a reaction at the negative terminal of
the battery.
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The electrons move around the circuit and are taken in by a reaction at the positive
terminal of the battery
A simple cell (or battery) can made by
joining
to
.
Ammeter
An electric current flows from the
to the
.
A
Zinc
electrode
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Copper
electrode
For
to produce
have to change into
they
.
+
+
Salt solution
sodium chloride
The
are OXIDISED as each atom
loses 2 electrons.
The salt solution is an electrolyte. The ions in
the salt solution completes the circuit.
DICTIONARY - ELECTROLYTE
Compounds which conduct electricity when molten or in aqueous
solution are called ELECTROLYTES.
All ionic compounds are electrolytes.
All cells (batteries) require electrolytes.
A simple battery is called a
.
All metals change into their ions, giving off electrons when they react.
However, different metals are not equally good at changing into their ions.
The electrons, which come off the metal atoms, build up on the surface of the
metal.
In the
–
cell the
was better at giving off electrons than
Measuring the voltage between two different metals gives a measure of the
difference in their abilities to change in to their ions and give off electrons.
.
This experiment compares the ability of
with
to change
into their ions and give off electrons. The voltage of different metals with
is
measured.
V
METAL
VOLTAGE (V)
Other metal
The metal which gives
the largest voltage is
.
Copper
Filter paper
soaked in salt
solution.
This series of results is called an ELECTROCHEMICAL SERIES.
The order of ability of the metals to give electrons to copper:
BEST
WORST
The data booklet contains a table called
“ELECTROCHEMICAL SERIES (Reduction
Reactions).”
The table lists the metals in order of
their ability to give away electrons.
is at the top – this means
are good at losing electrons.
is at the bottom showing
least able at losing electrons.
atoms
is the
ELECTROCHEMICAL SERIES RULE 1
The further the metals are apart in the
Electrochemical Series the larger the
Complete the ELECTROCHEMICAL SERIES RULE 1 examples on page 3 of the
voltage.
Metal Chemistry and Electricity & Chemistry Examples Booklet.